Ghost Lake (2004)

In a small town in upstate New York, local residents were drowned as a dam was built and the town was flooded to create the Rushford Lake. One hundred years later, the souls of the drowned are becoming restless...

Director:

Jay Woelfel

Writer:

Jay Woelfel

Stars:

Tatum Adair, Timothy Prindle, Gregory Lee Kenyon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatum Adair	...	Rebecca Haster
Timothy Prindle	...	Stan James
Gregory Lee Kenyon	...	Sheriff Dobbs
Azure Sky Decker	...	Flora / Saundra Tompson
Chuck Franklin	...	Doctor Bloch
Damian Maffei	...	Young Fisherman / Son #2 on Boat
Dan Metcalf	...	Old Fisherman
Linda Brown	...	Ruth Haster
Raymond Suriani	...	Richard Haster
Rick Kesler	...	Reverend
Edward M. Valenta	...	Sexy Club Guy
Mary Ann Layman	...	Librarian
Carolyn Ricketts	...	Grandma Tompson
Richard M. Kennedy	...	Grandpa Tompson
Cindy Ohanian	...	Car Crash Wife

Storyline

Rebecca Haster blames herself for the death of her parents and decides to spend sometime alone in the lakeside cottage of her parents in Rushford Lake. She meets Stan James on the road and gives a lift to the stranger. Later they become friends, while Rebecca sees supernatural events with drowned people in the lake. While searching the accidents in the library, she finds that mysterious deaths happen in the spot every thirteen years.

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Plot Keywords:

lake | death | small town | ghost | accident | 

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Taglines:

Evil Rises.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror images and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

American World Pictures [Distributor] Official website for the film

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 2005 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

The Empty Lake

Filming Locations:

Rushford, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Young Wolf Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rushford Lake in New York is a real place. The history of the lake is also real. The remains of two towns rest at the bottom of the lake which was created by a dam which was completed in 1930.

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Goofs

When Rebecca gets home to her parents house the rain is clearly being fake as she and her man Stan clearly stay dry.

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Quotes

Grandpa Tompson: Why is all this happening?
Rebecca Haster: Understanding it doesn't matter. Surviving it does.

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Connections

Referenced in Yes Man (2008)

User Reviews

A Complete Mess

Rebecca Haster (Taturn Adair) blames herself for the death of her parents and decides to spend sometime alone in the lakeside cottage of her parents in Rushford Lake. She meets Stan James (Timothy Prindle) on the road and gives a lift to the stranger. Later they become friends, while Rebecca sees supernatural events with drowned people in the lake. While searching the accidents in the library, she finds that mysterious deaths happen in the spot every thirteen years.

I bought this DVD without any previous reference and only based on its creepy cover, since I love zombie movies. Unfortunately, this film is simply awful, with a messy and flawed screenplay. I have no problems with low budget movies with simple special effects, but with good story, direction and performances and this is not the case of "Ghost Lake". Further, I am not moralist but the lead character Rebecca has the behavior of a slut, having casual sex with two strangers in a couple of days and while grieving the death of her parents. My vote is two.

Title (Brazil): "O Retorno dos Mortos" ("The Return of the Dead")